US Open Tennis 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats for Friday's Singles Bracket

After intermittent rain showers dampened second-round play at the 2015 U.S. Open on Thursday, third-round play progressed swiftly Friday morning, as Caroline Wozniacki, 2015 darling Roberta Vinci and a host of talented women turned heads.  

On the men's side, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and South African Kevin Anderson—who upset Andy Murray in Queens last year—starred in early action in advance of Novak Djokovic's afternoon clash with Mikhail Youzhny and Rafael Nadal's evening showdown with Andrey Kuznetsov at Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

Here's a look at all of the updated scores from Friday's proceedings:  

Men's Draw	Score/Start Time (ET)
Women's Draw	Score/Start Time (ET)
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. (23) Kevin Anderson	Tsonga: 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Marcos Baghdatis vs. Ryan Harrison	Baghdatis: 6-3, 7-6, 1-6, 6-1
(7) Marin Cilic vs. (26) Jack Sock	Sock: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
(1) Novak Djokovic vs. Mikhail Youzhny	Djokovic: 4-2 (Youzhny retired)
(24) Lucas Pouille vs. (15) Roberto Bautista Agut	Pouille: 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
(10) Gael Monfils vs. Nicolas Almagro	Monfils: 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Kyle Edmund vs. (20) John Isner	Edmund: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
(4) Rafael Nadal vs. Andrey Kuznetsov	Nadal: 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
Monica Niculescu vs. Caroline Wozniacki	Wozniacki: 6-3, 6-1
Kateryna Bondarenko vs. Anastasija Sevastova	Sevastova: 6-4, 6-1
(7) Roberta Vinci vs. Carina Witthoeft	Vinci: 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
(8) Madison Keys vs. Naomi Osaka	Keys: 7-5, 4-6 7-6(3)
(12) Dominika Cibulkova vs. Lesia Tsurenko	Tsurenko: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
(13) Johanna Konta vs. (24) Belinda Bencic	Konta: 6-2, 6-1
(14) Petra Kvitova vs. (22) Elina Svitolina	Kvitova: 6-3, 6-4
(2) Angelique Kerber vs. Catherine Bellis	Kerber: 6-1, 6-1

Recap

On the women's side, Wozniacki started her day in encouraging fashion over on Ashe.

Although the Danish star has struggled throughout the 2016 season, she has seemingly found her groove since arriving in New York. 

After dropping her first set in first-round play against Taylor Townsend, Wozniacki has now won six straight sets following a 6-4, 6-4 second-round upset of Svetlana Kuznetsova and a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Monica Niculescu on Friday. 

In the win, Wozniacki boasted a robust 57-42 percent edge in terms of first-service points won. She also posted a 29-25 edge in terms of receiving points won to help pace the straightforward sweep. 

The U.S. Open's official Twitter account relayed set point in the match: 

Considering Wozniacki failed to make it past the second round at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and was bounced in the first round at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, her fruitful first week at the U.S. Open has served as a nice change of pace. 

According to USA Today's Nick McCarvel, Wozniacki is through to the fourth round of a major for the first time since last year at Wimbledon. 

By virtue of her win, Wozniacki will square off against the eighth-seeded Madison Keys when the round of 16 gets underway. 

Keys, who defeated 18-year-old Naomi Osaka on Friday afternoon, needed a resilient effort to fight back from 1-5 down in the third set to capture a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) win, according to the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg: 

Elsewhere in the women's draw, Vinci appeared strong early but was broken twice late in the second set by Carina Witthoeft as she failed to close her match out in emphatic fashion when she was presented with a golden opportunity to do so.  

The Italian cruised past Anna-Lena Friedsam and Christina McHale in the first and second round, respectively, but she failed to maintain that fine form Friday at Louis Armstrong Stadium despite capturing a 6-0 first-set victory. 

Vinci stalled as the second set progressed, and Witthoeft found a new gear, pushing past the No. 7 seed to capture a 7-5 win and extend the match to a third and final frame, via the U.S. Open's official Twitter account: 

But even though she fell victim to an untimely hiccup, Vinci was able to rally.

The 2015 U.S. Open finalist broke Witthoeft to start the third stanza, and another break at 3-3 in the third set allowed Vinci to mount a 5-3 lead on serve. She then closed out with another break to capture a 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 win. 

Vinci clearly has the chops necessary to make another deep run in the U.S. Open one year after she upset Serena Williams in the semifinals, but she'll need to play a more polished brand of tennis next week if she hopes to replicate her 2015 magic.  

In men's action, Tsonga punched his ticket to the round of 16 with a victorious 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) effort over Anderson. 

It was hardly the prettiest match, but Tsonga used his blistering first serve and efficient tactics at the net to push past his South African challenger. 

All told, Tsonga won 80 percent of his first-serve points and converted an impressive 83 percent of his net points. He also committed just 18 unforced errors, whereas Anderson fell victim to a whopping 40. 

Anderson was also plagued by an 0-of-7 mark in terms of break-point opportunities. Tsonga wasn't much better, but he went 2-of-15 to separate himself from one of the tour's biggest servers. 

In the nightcap, Nadal made easy work of Kuznetsov, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2. 

Kuznetsov made it especially easy for him thanks to 40 unforced errors compared to Nadal's 19. 

Nadal will next meet Lucas Pouille, the No. 24 seed at the U.S. Open, a player who he's only met once before and defeated at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2015. 

The final match of the night was even more lopsided as the women's No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber dominated Catherine Bellis in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. 

Kerber collected 17 winners on the night and managed to create points off of Bellis' serves. In total, she won 68 percent of her return points, ensuring that Bellis wouldn't gain any momentum.